1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 10489 of 2025 Love Pardhi (Spelling Wrongly Mentioned In Order Sheet) S/o Ashok Pardhi Aged About 27 Years R/o Village Ghivari Bahera, Police Station And District Bemetara, Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Station House Officer, Police Station Saja, (P.S. Bemetara Is Wrongly Mentioned In The Order Sheet), District : Bemetara, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause-title is taken from CIS) For Applicant : Mr. Amit Kumar Sahu, Adv. For Respondent/State : Mr. Afroz Khan, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Order On Board 09/02/2026 1. The victim and her father appeared virtually and recorded ‘no objection’ in granting bail to the Applicant. 2. The applicant has preferred this 1st bail application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Act 2023 for grant of regular bail as he is arrested in connection with crime No. 227/2025, registered at Police Station – Saja, District- Bemetara(C.G.) for offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 64(1) & 87 of BNS and Sections 4 & 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012. 3. The prosecution's case, in short, is that on 25.08.2025, the applicant induced the minor victim and alleged to have committed sexual SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Digitally signed by SHUBHAM SINGH RAGHUVANSHI Date: 2026.02.10 10:55:43 +0530 2 intercourse with her when she was not in the age consent. Based on above, offence has been registered against the applicant and he was arrested on 27.09.2025. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. The victim and the appellant on their will have performed marriage with each other. The victim has examined before the Trial Court and she has been turned hostile. He further submits that the applicant is in jail since 27.09.2025, out of 21 prosecution witnesses only 1 has been examined till date and the trial is likely to take time to be finalized, therefore, it is prayed that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 5. Per contra, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the bail application and submits that at the time of incident, the victim was minor, therefore, looking to the nature of offence, the applicant may not be released on bail. 6. I have heard learned Counsel appearing for the parties and perused the material available on record. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, evidence collected by the prosecution, detention period of the applicant and the statement of the victim, further considering the fact that the trial is likely to take some time to be finalized, without commenting on merits of the case, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. 8. Accordingly, the bail application is Allowed. 9. It is directed that the applicant shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs. 20,000/- with one solvent surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the Trial Court for his appearance before the said Court as and when directed. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Shubham